Not-so-cosy crime books

Anne Wedgwood, 2023

This is the first ‘Twist in the Tale’ novel, so called because of DI Ronnie (Sharon) Twist, who solves the crimes – as well as their twisty plots! They are set in Beverley, East Yorkshire, and are narrated by different female protagonists, so they can be read in any order. In this one, retired doctor Lilian Templeton has a dead body in her garden, and there is nothing she can do to stop the gasmen from digging it up. The police are not fooled by Lilian’s apparent innocence, and a game of cat and mouse ensues as Lilian seeks to hide her murderous past. What led Lilian to kill? How many murders has she committed? And will she get away with it?

Anne Wedgwood, 2022

The context of this book was inspired by the music festivals that come to Beverley and by my husband, who is a pianist… When pianist Max Silento is found dead in his hotel room, suspicion falls on the Rosewood family. Working as a live-in carer for grandmother Ada, Scarlet knows there must be a connection. Using her homegrown investigative skills, she pits herself against DI Ronnie Twist in a race to uncover the Rosewoods' secrets before the police can destroy the family she has made her own.

Anne Wedgwood, 2023

We’re lucky enough to have a theatre in Beverley, and this is where I chose to open my third book. When famous actress Vanessa Forsyth is found dead in her dressing room, with a bullet hole in her head and a gun on the floor, everyone assumes she has taken her own life. It is only a matter of time, however, before DI Ronnie Twist and her sergeant, Luke Carter, discover that the film star was murdered. As suspicion falls on Vanessa’s family and friends, the police discover that more than one person had reason to want her out of the way. And as the net closes around her own family, Vanessa’s neighbour and protégée, Billie, finds that those she trusts most have more secrets than she ever imagined.